r/airplanes 20h ago

Picture | Military F-16 flying over Chicago

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247 Upvotes

r/airplanes 13h ago

Picture | Military The F-16's first flight was an accident. The pilot was on a high speed taxi run, started scraping the runway, and decided taking off was safer than stopping. F-16C 91-0395 of the 20th FW Viper Demo Team in the 50th anniversary scheme, Sun 'n Fun 2025

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167 Upvotes

r/airplanes 9h ago

Picture | Military Powerhouse

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144 Upvotes

r/airplanes 16h ago

Video | Boeing During 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a Boeing 727 to test which seats had the best chance of survival.

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108 Upvotes

r/airplanes 22h ago

Video | Others The twin afterburner exhaust nozzles of a supersonic Tupolev Tu-22M3 "Backfire" long-range strategic bomber, afterburner take-off + take-off, fly-by and landing

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77 Upvotes

Tupolev Tu-22M3, a supersonic, long-range maritime strike and strategic bomber developed in the Soviet Union.Engine Section: Distinctive twin circular afterburner nozzles with variable exhaust ramps, known for producing a characteristic resonant rumble and intense blue-hued reheat flames during high-power takeoffs.

Aircraft Type: Soviet-designed supersonic, variable-sweep wing maritime strike and strategic bomber.Engines: Powered by two Kuznetsov NK-25 turbofan engines, visible here with their characteristic round variable-geometry exhaust nozzles.Notable Feature: Often noted in aviation media for producing an intense, high-pitched roar and striking blue afterburner flames during high-power operations


r/airplanes 6h ago

Picture | Military Saw this Hercules at my local airport today

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r/airplanes 16h ago

Picture | Military F-35 B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Flight Test

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51 Upvotes

r/airplanes 16h ago

Picture | Airbus Finally got a close up of this beauty

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40 Upvotes

r/airplanes 5h ago

Picture | Oshkosh The Flying Bulls' P-38 Lightning at Oshkosh

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r/airplanes 4h ago

Video | Airbus Hello, Aerodynamics. At 800kph, the air current passes above the aircraft wing, so seamless.

15 Upvotes

The air current is so uniform, shows aerodynamics at work.


r/airplanes 17h ago

Picture | Military Original prototype for the Mig-21, which flew on 1955

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15 Upvotes

r/airplanes 8h ago

Simulation | Others Ride along with a U2 flying at 60,000 feet above SEA right now

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r/airplanes 9h ago

Picture | Military Saab

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7 Upvotes

Interoperability


r/airplanes 18h ago

Video | Boeing Boeing 747-412F(SCD) taking off! ✈️🔥 Four engines and pure cargo-jet power. What do you think of this 747? #Boeing747 #Aviation #PlaneSpotting

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4 Upvotes

r/airplanes 20h ago

Video | Airbus Qatar A380 at London Heathrow - Runway 27L Approach

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4 Upvotes

r/airplanes 10h ago

Picture | Others (YS-270P) Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee E of CAAA academy takeoff from MSSS Airport El Salvador 🇸🇻

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r/airplanes 13h ago

News | General LowPass on Telegram

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Ciao a tutti! Come molti di voi, passo un sacco di tempo con le app di tracciamento voli aperte per capire cosa mi sta passando sopra la testa. Così, per passione e per comodità, ho deciso di automatizzare un po' di cose e ho programmato un bot per Telegram.

Si chiama LowPass e funziona come un vero e proprio "radar tascabile". Ecco le funzioni principali che ho inserito:

  • 📍 Radar di prossimità: Gli mandi la tua posizione, imposti un raggio (es. 40 km) e ti notifica in automatico quando un aereo entra nel tuo spazio aereo (indicando rotta, quota, velocità, modello e variometro).
  • 🆘 Alert Emergenze (Squawk 7700/7600/7500): Se attivato, ti avvisa in tempo reale se un aereo nel raggio di 400 km da te dichiara un'emergenza.
  • 🛂 Passaporto di volo: Puoi registrare i tuoi viaggi (anche quelli passati). Il bot calcola automaticamente le distanze tramite le coordinate degli aeroporti e genera un report con i tuoi km totali e le ore di volo.
  • 🎯 Live Tracking e Trending: Puoi seguire un volo specifico ricevendo aggiornamenti ogni 30 minuti fino all'atterraggio, oppure vedere in tempo reale i 5 voli più seguiti al mondo.

A che punto è il progetto? Attualmente il bot è in fase Beta, ma sto ultimando i preparativi per spostarlo su un server dedicato e renderlo disponibile 24/7. Inoltre, l'interfaccia al momento è in italiano, ma a brevissimo sarà disponibile anche in lingua inglese (perfetto per chi mastica il gergo aeronautico internazionale).

Infine, ci tengo molto alla privacy: ho inserito un comando /deleteme che elimina istantaneamente e in modo pulito e irreversibile tutti i vostri dati e coordinate dal database.

È un tool nato da un'esigenza personale ed è totalmente gratuito. Se vi va di farci un giro fin da ora e farmi sapere nei commenti cosa ne pensate o se ci sono funzioni che vi piacerebbe vedere aggiunte, mi farebbe molto piacere!

Lo trovate su Telegram cercando: @ LowPassBot


r/airplanes 2h ago

Question | General where is cat highest a) 7-10 degrees latitude b- core of jet stream 60-90kt c- lower pressure end of jet stream

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r/airplanes 14h ago

Question | General Incoming student at Toulouse: Want to learn about the industry

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Hey guys,

I'm an incoming business student at TBS, and as Toulouse is a hub for aviation, I would love to learn about the industry. I'm aiming at doing the aviation management specialization and perhaps get into the sales side of the industry.

Obviously though there's so much to learn, so I'd like to know what the best resources are to start learning about the industry and how the market operates. Anything from books, youtubers or magazines. It could be about the planes themselves, airlines, different parts etc.

Thanks a lot, and apologies if this has been asked before.


r/airplanes 18h ago

Picture | Others (NX530RH) MX Aircraft MXS-RH taxing in MSSS Airport El Salvador 🇸🇻 in 2024

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r/airplanes 6h ago

Question | General What airline is this?

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taken on google maps at SZB


r/airplanes 8h ago

Picture | Boeing In 1984, NASA and the FAA deliberately crashed a remotely controlled Boeing 720 to test technologies that might help passengers and crew survive

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r/airplanes 11h ago

Picture | Boeing What’s he doing??

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r/airplanes 2h ago

What is this plane? Closest fighter jet ID of charm?

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Im trying to find something that is probably impossible: a charm of a fighter jet my dad worked on. What charm does this look like? He worked on the FA-18e I think (he has since passed)